1802 Tax List, Somerset Twp. [A-B]
1802 Tax List, Somerset Twp., Somerset Co., Pa. Adams, Adam: 1 cabin house, 1 horse, 1 cow; value $28.Adams, Christian: no taxables listed.Allen, James: 289 acres [70 cleared] with 1…
1798 Stony Creek Taxables
The following were the occupations, other than farming, represented on the tax-list of Stony Creek for the year 1798:Henry Brant, tavernkeeperJames Black, tanyardJacob Glessner, carpenter shop and sawmillJohn Groner, millwright,…
Shanksville Reformed Church
This church was organized in 1848, by Rev. William Conrad. The original members were:John LutzMartin ShankMoses LambertJacob LambertDavid KellerWilliam ShankCatharine ShankElizabeth Lambert The pastors have been:Rev. William ConradRev. John HoymanRev.…
G.A.R. – Ross Rush Post No. 361 – Ursina
Ross Rush Post, No. 361, G.A.R., was organized July 23, 1883. The officers and charter members were as follows:Col. E. D. Yutzy, C.B. F. Snyder, S.V.C.G. W. Anderson, J.V.C.T. W.…
I.O.O.F. – Ursina Lodge No. 806
Ursina Lodge, No. 806, I.O.O.F., was instituted July 12, 1873, with the following charter members:John LeslieB. M. FreshwaterSamuel ThompsonW. S. HarahJ. R. WeimerWilliam CaldwellSamuel MinderAlex. LeslieEd. KornsB. F. SnyderR. H.…
I.O.O.F. – Confluence Lodge
Confluence Lodge, I.O.O.F., was instituted December 12, 1872, with the following officers and charter members:F.R. Fleck, N.G.Chas. Strohm, V.G.James Baxter, Sec’yW.S. Mountain, Ass’t Sec’yH. Valentine, Treas.W.R. MountainDavid MorrisonHenry D. BoleJ.K.P.…
German Baptists
The German Baptists, or Brethren, of Shade, organized a church of thirty members in 1851. The first meeting-house was built in 1858. There are now three meeting-houses and one hundred…
Berlin Reformed Church
Berlin congregation of the Reformed church is doubtless the oldest church of that denomination in Somerset county. This place was visited by ministers from the eastern part of the state…
Berlin G.A.R.
Mark Collins Post, No. 344, G.A.R., was organized at Berlin June 21, 1883, with the following officers and charter members:Rev. H. F. Keener, P.C.A. D. Floto, S.V.C.C. C. Ball, J.V.C.J.…
Draketown Churches
<center>METHODIST EPISCOPAL</center>The Draketown Methodist Episcopal Church is a tasty and beautiful church, erected in 1880, at a cost of eleven hundred dollars. The first trustees were A. S. Hyatt, Eli…